My cousin wanted to go to Barcelona, Spain from London for the Summer. She asked me if I know of a website where she could easily book a good, clean hotel in Barcelona at the lowest possible rate. I, of course, have a ready answer because I have heard of Easy To Book< before. Off hand, I could tell her that Barcelona hotels that are right smack in the center of the city can be booked for less than $130 per night, like Hotel Lleo and but she should know that prices vary slightly on different dates because hotel bookings are seasonal. My cousin was very excited because she has been dreaming of a holiday in Barcelona since the Olympics were held in the city in 1992. She said that this time, she would be able to visit the city and all the Barcelona tourist attractions that she saw on TV during the games. With EasyToBook.com, she could plan her holiday budget better because the website allows her to search for the best Barcelona hotel rates.
No Rake Poker At BackgammonMasters.com
Since I spend so much time online, I have to admit that I do enjoy playing online games. Well, not so much as gambling but there are casino games that are free to play, you know?
Did you know that backgammon Masters is the leading online casino game software provider of on the internet? There are many types of casino games that one could play, like backgammon, Perudo and the new addition of Poker.
In conjunction with the addition of Poker, BackgammonMasters is offering Poker game play with no rake. Meaning, you do not have to pay any house commission to BackgammonMasters at all but please note that this offer is for a limited time only. I think that all serious Poker players should take advantage of this generous offer from BackgammonMasters.com because by not paying house commission, you could use that extra money to put into your game, you know what I mean?
However, for new players who are looking to try out the games and to practice so that they become more skillful before playing for money, then they can still play the games for free without putting their money at risk.
Playing at BackgammomMasters.com is an experience in itself. Apart from competing with each other, members are able to interact through real time chat and socialize. Come to think of it, this is like a real casino!
Reaching Out With A Blog
I have always believed that blogs will be here to stay no matter what and a company that is smart will make use of this opportunity by setting up a blog to keep customers informed of the company’s progress and update them on the latest products or trends. In fact, my buddy recently wrote an article about matching the layout of a website with its blog.
Coincidentally, after reading her article, I came across a website with a matching blog. Future Steel Buildings, a Canadian company that is the leading designer and manufacturer in the construction of steel buildings, also believe that a blog can increase their online presence. Did you know that blogs are favored by the search engines over conventional websites? This means that what we publish on our blogs are easily picked up by the major search engines.
If you think that the blog of a steel company can’t be all that interesting then you are wrong to prejudge. There are other interesting articles as well. To be able to keep the blog updated regularly for a year now shows they are doing something right.
If you are interested in blogs like me, then check outthe blog of Future Steel Buildings. You would be surprised what you will find there!
Technorati Issue Resolved Once Again
Well, you may know that I was one of those unfortunate Technorati users who were affected by the known bug issue of not being able to PING Technorati. The first time round, my Technorati problem was solved after more than three months as soon as I published the Podcast with David Sifry.
I thought that finally everything is well and good but I was wrong. A few days after that, another of my blog had the same problem. Maybe the problem has been there but I did not notice it, I don’t know. Anyway, again, I wrote in to have my blog respidered by Technorati. I didn’t want to bug the customer service staff so soon after they resolved one issue, really, but that is the only way I could let my problem be known.
So I wrote to them about the new problem and was prepared to wait for another three plus months. Much to my surprise though, I received news that my blogs are now in order. Yay! This time it took about three weeks maximum to get it done. Their customer service has improved so much compared to the three month plus wait the first time round!
The All Important Google Page Rank
As you know, I have been trying very hard to increase the Page Rank of my blogs when the next Google Page Rank update happens. To gain that increment, I need more free backlinks and I am trying my best from now till then to network and let people know about my blogs and hopefully they will hook me up. There’s no denying that I am aiming for a Page Rank of Five this time. I achieved the Three that I wanted the previous round and hope that a Five is what I will hit this time.
Understanding that not all incoming links will be taken into consideration, I am thinking of getting twice as many backlinks as needed so that even if 50% of these links are cancelled out, I still have a considerable back links coming in.
Apart from networking, I am also doing research on how Page Ranks are determined and how I can increase my Page Rank, hence improving my search engine rankings. I came across a 2.5 hours worth of workshop in audio file where we could download for free at www.backlinksworkshop.com
This is indeed a very informative and useful workshop explaining the whole works of the all-important Google Page Rank. Well, it IS very important to me, what about you?
Google’s Picasa It Is!
Between my post Which Photo Storage/Sharing Service? and this morning, I have managed to migrate more that 700 images from my Yahoo! Photos to Picasa. Yup, I finally decided on Picasa. Don’t know why I decided on Picasa but it is pretty easy to use. The loading is faster than Yahoo too, in general, considering that each album can hold a maximum of 500 images compared to Yahoo’s 300 which spans a few pages.
Whilst I may have moved more than 700 images in one night, yes I work fast 
there are still some images left that I don’t want to keep any longer. God knows why I kept them in the first place! So I’m just leaving them in my account until the service is terminated. Strange that I still did not receive any official email notification from Yahoo! about this.
Did you know that Google offers 1GB worth of space for each Picasa account? That’s a lot of images to store! The only gripe I have about Picasa is that I can’t sort my albums by NAME and there is no upfront usage meter. I saw it somewhere but it should be on the home page.
Anyway, I’m so glad that one task is completed. So now I can concentrate on blogging and link building again! Wwwwwhhheeeee!
Help For Struggling Teens
Over the weekend, I caught up with my cousin’s son whom I have not met in a long time. He told me about the problems that his friends are going through which I feel could be easily overcome with they are guided through this seemingly tough years of their lives.
Carolina Springs Academy – School For Struggling Teens was one of the schools that my friend reviewed when he was looking for a suitable school to enroll his daughter in.
He told me that this school has one of the best education program with emphasis on core values like integrity, honor and respect. Lessons are tailored according to individual students so that each student can benefit the most from its program.
Unfortunately, after doing all the research, my friend’s daughter refused to attend the Academy but my friend never fails to share his findings.